OLPC Rwanda/Background

Rwanda's National Education Background

General Background:

Ten Year Long Term Strategy and Financing Framework (LTSFF 2006-2015): In 2006, Rwanda created a Ten Year Long Term Strategy and Financing Framework (LTSFF 2006-2015) to coincide with the completion of the Millennium Development Goals in 2015. This was created with the a shorter-term, five-year Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP 2006-2010) that has since been updated with a new Education Sector Strategic Plan (2008-2012). The LTSFF places priority on a number of educational areas , including creating a fee-free education, incorporating science, technology, and information technologies into school curriculum, and expanding HIV/AIDS education, language education, and special needs education.

• The main goals for the LTSFF include <ref>UNESCO "Rwanda Education Sector: Long-Term Strategy and Financing Framework, 2006-2015; http://planipolis.iiep.unesco.org/upload/Rwanda/Rwanda%20LT%20Strategy%20and%20financing%20framework%20Sept%2006.pdf </ref>:
  • Achieve universal primary completion of quality primary education by 2015, and expand opportunities for all Rwandans to achieve nine years of basic education
  • The teaching of science and technology with a special focus on ICT for a more adaptable labour force. In particular the participation of girls in upper secondary and higher education is to be encouraged. Incentives are to be developed for science and technology teachers.
  • Provide increased opportunities for early childhood development, adult literacy, secondary and tertiary education, and children with special needs
  • Improve quality, efficiency and cost-effectiveness at all levels
  • Integrate cross cutting issues such as respect for human rights, HIV/AIDS prevention, gender equality, environment, hygiene, health across the education system
  • Improve planning, management, administration capacities based on reliable data, governance and transparency
  • Promote research for national development in partnership with the private sector.
• The LTSFF was also updated to include more ambitious targets for achieving universal primary education. Key targets include:
  • Primary completion from 51% to 112% by 20151 <ref> Completion rate exceeds 100% because of the large numbers of overage children in the schooling

system which also means that the gross enrollment rate has been above 100%.</ref>

• • Drop out rate from 14% to 5% by 2010 and 2% by 2015
  • Repetition rate from 19% to 8% by 2010 and 3% by 2015
  • Double shifting reduced from 31% in 2004 to 20% by 2010 and 6% by 2015.
  • A textbook ratio of 1:1 in core subjects by 2008
  • Transition rate from primary to lower secondary of 75% is achieved by 2015 as a major move towards nine year basic education
  • GER at secondary from 16% to 43% by 2015.

Information and Communication Technology(ICT): The Rwandan government has made it a priority to promote the use of ICT in its schools.

Language: Schools teach in English, French and Kinyarwanda

Education Statistics

1. UNICEF's State of the World's Children Report 2009 Statistics

Categories	Numbers
Total adult literacy rate (%), 2000-2007	65
Primary school net enrollment/ attendance (%), 2000-2007	86
Youth (15–24 years)literacy rate 2000–2007 (male)<ref> Youth literacy rate – Number of literate persons aged 15–24, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.</ref>	79
Youth (15–24 years)literacy rate 2000–2007 (female)	77
Percentage of phone users 2006	3
Percentage of internet users 2006	1
Primary school gross enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Primary school gross enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in primary school, regardless of age,expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref>	138
Primary school gross enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (female)	142
Primary school net enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Primary school net enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in primary school who are of official primary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref>	76
Primary school net enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (female)	81
Primary school net attendance ratio 2000-2007 (male) <ref> Primary school net attendance ratio – Number of children attending primary or secondary school who are of official primary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref>	84
Primary school net attendance ratio 2000-2007 (female)	87
Survival rate to last primary grade (%) 2000–2007 (administrative data) <ref> Survival rate to the last grade of primary school – Percentage of children entering the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary school. </ref>	31
Survival rate to last primary grade (%) 2000–2007 (survey data)	76
Secondary school gross enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Secondary school gross enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in secondary school, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age. </ref>	14
Secondary school gross enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (female)	13
Secondary school net enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Secondary school net enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in secondary school who are of official secondary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age.</ref>	N/A
Secondary school net enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (female)	N/A
Secondary school net attendance ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Secondary school net attendance ratio – Number of children attending secondary or tertiary school who are of official secondary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age. </ref>	5
Secondary school net attendance ratio 2000-2007 (female)	5

OLPC's work in Rwanda

detailed article:OLPC Rwanda

The OLPC Learning Team is currently in Kigali, Rwanda, developing a Center for Laptops & Learning in partnership with the Kigali Institute of Science & Technology (KIST).

Other Educational Initiatives

Summary of Educational Development Initiatives in Haiti

Name of Organization	Investment in Country	People/Major Projects
UNICEF
WFP
WHO
UNESCO
UNDP
IFRC
The Catholic Church
World Vision:
Save the Children
USAID
SOS Children's Villages
World Bank

Other Resources

Rwanda Education Resources:

• Rwanda's Ministry of Education website
• Education in Rwanda Wikipedia page

Education Reports

• The Rwandan Education Sector Strategic Plan from 2006-2010
• Rwandan Education Sector: Long-Term Strategy and Financing Frameworkfor 2006-2015
• UNDP Rwanda Development Report 2007

OLPC in Rwanda:

• OLPC Rwanda wiki page
• OLPC News (separate from OLPC) articles about Rwanda

Education Initiatives' Resources

• UNESCO's Education in Africa website
• Rwanda Development Gateway provides a list of all NGOs in the country

Other

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